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DETROIT -- Matthew Stafford had a notion that the Detroit Lions' offense would make a dramatic turnaround. The Lions had not scored a touchdown in their previous two games, but Stafford, the team's quarterback, liked their body language prior to their annual Thanksgiving Day game. "I knew in warmups, the way we were going about the game, I knew we were going to have a good game on offense," he said. "I could feel it." Getting the ball to his best receiver consistently made that premonition come true. Calvin Johnson caught two touchdown passes during a record-setting afternoon, leading the Lions to a 34-17 victory over the Chicago Bears...

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